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===Why not Print Screen?=== | ===Why not Print Screen?=== | ||
When using hardware acceleration, Print Screen will be unable to capture the overlayed image. This is due to the image being stored in a different area of memory to the main display, and will manifest itself as an area of | When using hardware acceleration, Print Screen will be unable to capture the overlayed image. This is due to the image being stored in a different area of memory to the main display, and will manifest itself as an area of colour (typically nearly black) where the image appears. | ||
==Workarounds== | ==Workarounds== | ||
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==How to upload the picture== | ==How to upload the picture== | ||
If you've been asked to upload a screenshot by a mod, use a [[Recommended Links#Image Hosting|free image hosting site]] - not only is this easier than using your own hosting/transfer method, but also means that the | If you've been asked to upload a screenshot by a mod, use a [[Recommended Links#Image Hosting|free image hosting site]] - not only is this easier than using your own hosting/transfer method, but also means that the picture will probably stick around for long enough to be there if it needs to be referred back to again. If it's a screenshot to illustrate an anime entry, see the [[Content:Anime#Image|guidelines]] for anime images. | ||
==Other issues== | ==Other issues== | ||
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Relative quality of different types of frames, differences in output of different renderers, etc. | Relative quality of different types of frames, differences in output of different renderers, etc. | ||
===Seeking | ===Seeking precision=== | ||
Problems with some splitters, frame-by-frame stepping. | Problems with some splitters, frame-by-frame stepping. | ||
[[Category:Misc]] | [[Category:Misc]] |